Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means
…and wouldn’t know 2FA from a hole in the ground, according to Pew Research. Continue reading Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means
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Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quiz
Study participants fail to correctly identify core security concepts and tools to help them stay safe online. Continue reading Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quiz
ThreatList: Police Use of Facial Recognition is Just Fine, Say Most Americans
A survey by Pew Research Center finds that Americans support use of facial recognition by law enforcement , but not by tech or advertising companies. Continue reading ThreatList: Police Use of Facial Recognition is Just Fine, Say Most Americans
Americans resigned to cyberattacks on infrastructure, elections, survey finds
A survey of 26 countries has found that Americans are among the most likely to expect a cyberattack to occur on assets like public infrastructure and national security data. Roughly eight in 10 Americans said it is either “very” or “somewhat likely” that national-security data will be breached (82 percent), public infrastructure will be damaged (83 percent), or elections will be tampered with (78 percent) via hacking, according to data published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. Those were among the highest percentages of any respondents, indicating a growing acceptance among Americans that sensitive data breaches are a part of life. The answers also came through a partisan filter: 82 percent of U.S. Democrats said cyberattacks on elections infrastructure were likely, compared with 66 percent of Republicans. Of the three categories of cyber incidents distinguished in the survey, the breach of sensitive government information was, on the whole, of greatest […]
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Younger Facebook users 4 times more likely to delete app, study shows
They also appear to be more privacy-wary, with 64% changing their settings, comparing to just a third of older users. Continue reading Younger Facebook users 4 times more likely to delete app, study shows
Study Finds Women and Minorities in STEM Are Discriminated Against, to the Shock of No One
Diversity efforts in science and technology aren’t successfully combating discrimination, finds Pew Research Center. Continue reading Study Finds Women and Minorities in STEM Are Discriminated Against, to the Shock of No One
Android security better, but still dependent on manufacturers, carriers
The variegated state of the Android ecosystem has always been a problem for users seeking to ensure their smartphone is patched up to date against the latest publicly disclosed cybersecurity flaws — and new figures show it’s still a huge issue, despite some progress. Updates produced by Android have to be customized by the handset manufacturer. Samsung alone offers 13 models of Android phone, each one sold by up to 200 different telecom carriers, all of whom customize their operating system to different degrees — meaning they might have to tweak the updates as well, before finally distributing them to phone users. The users, of course, then have to install them. Figures released by Google’s Android last week suggest that more users are getting regular updates than ever before — but still show only half of the 1.4 billion Android devices in circulation got an update of any kind during 2016. Updates are crucial […]
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Americans Are Afraid of Biohacking, Even When It’s Good For You
A new survey from Pew Research Center underscores America’s technophobia. Continue reading Americans Are Afraid of Biohacking, Even When It’s Good For You